Posted on 08/24/2013 8:45:05 PM PDT by campaignPete R-CT
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz says the there’s a new paradigm in politics, one defined by the rise of young leaders and grassroots change.
The Texas Republican brought the crowd to its feet a handful of times Friday night as he hit conservative talking points about tax reform, economic recovery and his goal to defund the Affordable Care Act.
About 100 people came to meet and listen to Cruz as he headlined a fundraiser for the N.H. State Republican Party held at the home of former ambassador Joseph Petrone and his wife, Augusta. Cruz’s stop in New Hampshire comes after two visits to Iowa earlier this summer, spurring speculation that Cruz is considering a run for the 2016 GOP presidential primary.
This is Cruz’s first time serving in office, and some say he’s a controversial figure for the Republican party, attracting the far right supporters but upsetting traditionalists, including some of his colleagues in the Senate, with his fiery attitude.
In his speech Friday, Cruz said fixing the economy should be the top priority of every elected official.
To help with that, he suggested tax reform, saying that the IRS be abolished.
Cruz continued his campaign to get rid of the Affordable Care Act, which he said was causing small business owners to stop hiring and cut employee hours. He explained again how he’ll refuse to sign off on federal spending that includes even a penny for the health care law.
“We’ve got to do something Republicans haven’t in a long time, stand up and win the argument,” he said.
But in the end, it’s not politicians who are going to make these changes, but the American people, Cruz said. Grassroots support got him elected in 2012 despite unlikely odds, and that same support can change the nation’s future.
Many in attendance Friday, such as David Dewitt of Dublin, liked Cruz for the youth and new air he’s bringing to the party.
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Cruz looked relaxed as he waited to speak Friday, tapping his cowboy boots as a musical group from Rindge sang patriotic songs.
He drew laughs from the crowd throughout his speech, impersonating Jay Leno and motioning to the vista of New Hampshire mountains behind him.
“And you can even see Canada from here,” he said, alluding to Sarah Palin’s famous gaffe when she was a Republican up-and-comer during the 2012 election.
Cruz has not said much about the possibility of a 2016 election run, but others at the event Friday had their focus honed on upcoming elections.
Jennifer Horn, chairwoman of the N.H. Republican party, said the party is starting to gather resources for 2014, so Republicans can take back the N.H. House of Representatives and increasing the party’s majority in the state senate.
“And I swear to you, come hell or high water, we’re winning back the corner office,” she said.
And U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte said winning the majority in the U.S. Senate in 2014 and electing a Republican president in 2016 will make a difference for the nation.
Whether or not Cruz will be one of the Republicans whose name is in that crowd remains to be seen, but plenty of people at the Dublin event said they hope it is.
You know he's the one when the media and the Marxists start trashing him this early.
The meme that doesn't die... she never said it
I agree... they should bash tina fey... but she is a registered DEMonic so.....
Politics is made up of cycles... the order can be screwed up but change is constant. These people in office that are there for personal reasons will always be blown with the wind. I can remember a time on CNN where a democrat would balk at being called a “liberal”. They hate being called that today... how “progressive” of them. One day when the pendulum swings back to the right... these “politicians” will be solid Conservatives... until the wind changes again. We need men and women that will stay the course and run a true helm during the height of the storm... not parasites seeking personal wealth and power.
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Tina Fey....the one trick pony. Had 11 minutes of fame doing a half-a$$ed lying imitation of a true, straight arrow American patriot: Sarah Palin.
He has to praise Rubio as it is not in his long term interest to cold-war the GOP establishment at this time. Too early and Cruz is giving the MSM an early bulls-eye so they could dig up dirt on him. Palin got the treatment in 2010.
Hopefully once the race gets underway zots will be forthcoming for the trolls going after Cruz.
“You know he’s the one when the media and the Marxists start trashing him this early.”
That’s right.
They sure have reason to worry when we have a candidate like Cruz.
What Palin DID say was that there is land in Alaska where you can stand and see Russia, that was not a “gaffe” as this idiot writer claims, it was a simple statement of fact. The, “I can see Russia from my backyard comment” came from Tina Fey of Saturday Night Live and it has been sold by the demons in the press as being Palin’s comment.
I straightened them out on that. But they still believe in man-made global warming. *Sigh*
They’ll probably believe that right up until their feet freeze.
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